UNESCO World Heritage: Seongsan Ilchulbong

whats up! first post in May 2014~

yessss it will be about my favorite place in earth Jeju Island! do you know that Jeju Island is also on the list of the New 7 Wonders of Nature?
actually it's just same with our beautiful island, Bali. but, there are some places in Jeju which you SHOULD go there once in your life.
and i'll post about one of them now.

Seongsan Ilchulbong (Sunrise Peak) is a must-go for tourists visiting Jeju Island. That place is the first Korea's UNESCO Natural World Heritage site.
Seongsan Ilchulbong is a perfect spot to catch sunrise. That is why it earns the name "Sunrise Peak".

I'll start this post with the story of my partner in crime during this trip. I went to Jeju with Kute, one of my Vietnamese roommates in our apartment. she never heard about good places in Jeju before, so I offered help to arrange our itinerary by myself.
We had so many places to visit, but we didnt have enough time. so I made the tight schedule for 3 days 2 nights trip. Kute cant drive so we agreed to use public transportation to go here and there. Actually I have my driver license, but you know that Korea are left hand side, so it would be so dangerous for me to drive =))))))

We took the earliest flight from Seoul that day. So, we've arrived at Jeju International Airport around 9AM.
I told you before that we're in tight schedule, so we rushed to Seongsan Ilchulbong as soon as we arrived in Jeju.
It takes 2 hours and half from airport to there.
uh can you imagine how far it is?

But trust me, you will not regret spending 2 hours and half for fantastic view.

aaaaa this amazing view

After walking around 5~10 minutes from the bus stop, we found this beautiful view. and couldnt help but took many picsss.

on the way to entrance gate

my roommate, Kute

 We arrived at the entrance gate. you have to pay 2000 won per each person for the entrance ticket.

 The ridge provides an ideal spot for walks and for horse riding. Can you spot the horses?

one of my favorite picture

Jump shot is mandatory in this kind of place right? hahaha. so we tried to take some pics. here are some fail shots and nice shots.

the sea is soooo blueeeeeeee. huhuhuhu.

say KIMCHI!

Although the peak does not look as tall, but it is very steep! and you know, we couldnt go to the top since Kute wore her wedges =.=" huh i told her to use sneakers or her running shoes instead of wedges =.="
and, since we went there direct from the airport, we still brought our heavy bags, and its impossible to go to the top with those stuffs.T___T i'll go to the top someday i swear!

Since we didn't have much time, we only spent an hour in Seongsan Ilchulbong. we had to go to our guest house to check in and took some rest.
Bye-bye beautiful Seongsan Ilchulbong!

Address: Seongsan-ri, Seongsan-eup, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do, South Korea
Admission fee: 2,000 won

How to go there
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Take bus# 700 from Jeju Bus terminal and get off at 성산일출봉입구 (Seongsan Ilchulbong Entrace) bus stop. Travel time: 2 hrs. At  bus stop, you will see SeongsanIlchulbong Peak. Walk to the peak (about 1km)'

Click visit korea for futher information.

so, do you put Seongsan Ilchulbong in your itinerary list after reading this? :)

Summer Breeze

Are you ready for the next post?
Yes! it will be Jeju Island! :)
stay tune~

xoxo,
Jessica

Namsan Tower: Love is in the Air

 HOLAAAA! finally i made one post again here.

i've made big mistake with delete all albums in my Google+ account, while one of them is connected with Blog's picture -,,- since that day, i was too lazy to update this blog again. but, many people (who just found my blog randomly) asked me this and that about Korea, and told me to update my blog again, so here we go.

Today's post is NAMSAN TOWER!

Namsan Tower is the icon of Seoul itself. some people called it Seoul Tower ^^

You can find the cute love shape things as soon as you've arrived there.

do you know why is Namsan tower so famous among the couples? because you can lock your love lock over there.
At Seoul’s Mt Namsan, thousands of love padlocks can be seen hanging on the fences around the base level of N Seoul Tower. Locks of love is a custom in some cultures where love birds would lock their padlocks at public areas and throw away the key to symbolise that their love will be locked forever.

and you also can find the couple chairs everywhere. since i dont have any boyfriends to go with, I asked Yudra to take a  pic with me LOL.
my next visit should be with my future husband :)

i think the best time to go here in summer is around 4pm or 5pm.. because the sunshine will be little bit friendly. for winter...... hmmmm sangcheol oppa ever asked me to go here once in winter, but i think it will be so windy and COLD. so i dont think going here in winter is a good idea. except you can bear with cold weather.

Also! dont forget to take a pic with Haechi! hihihi. Haechi is official symbol of Seoul. The haechi or haetae was often used in architecture at Joseon's palaces and was seen as a powerful and important symbol by Joseon's rulers

If you ever watch korean drama Princess Hours, you might know Alfred, Prince Shin's cute teddy bear.

Updated: unfortunately teddy bear museum in Namsan has been closed since November 2013 T_T_T
if you want to make a visit, you can go to Jeju Teddy Bear Museum or the other cities, such as Gyeongju, Chengdu and Seorak.
You can read my other post about Jeju Teddy Bear Museum here

I will give you some of teddy bear museum pics in Namsan. I made a visit 2 years ago in May 2012.

2 years-ago-pic is so different -,-"

SPOT PRINCESS HOURS THINGS!

If you want to go to observatory, you should pay around 8,000 won for the entrance ticket. there's restaurant on the top floor, but it is soooooo PRICEY.
i wish someone propose me over there someday huahahaha.

you can write your wish in this love wall

the Seoul view from the top

How to go there
Access by taxi or car is prohibited so you’ll have to walk, take a bus, or cable car.

1) Get off at Dongguk Station (line 3) exit 6. And take bus to Namsan Tower. it should be 5~10 minutes by bus.
2) By Cable car: Get off at Myeongdong Station (line 4) exit 4. Try to find Pacific Hotel. usually there's shuttle bus in front of Pacific Hotel that pick you up to go to cable car station for free.
Fare (cable car): Round-trip: 6,300 won, One-way: 4,800 won 
you have to queue around 30~45 minutes for cable car on weekend because so many people.

if you are in tight budget, you can just go to Namsan by bus. and also cable car is too crowded T_T

more information: visitKorea: Seoul N-Tower

see you on my next posttttt!!! :)

Snowy Day in Korea

Snow!

I live in this world for 21 years and 2 months, but it's my first time seeing the snow a month ago(?)
The first snow in Seoul was officially coming down on November 18, 2013.
I saw my friend's pic on Facebook, and i was like, "are u not too early to post last year picture of snowy day on facebook?"
and Im so suprised when i read the caption "first snow in seoul today"

so I said to my team member that im going to toilet to see outside (because the window is quite far from my seat, and i was on training that time), and when i saw outside the window, damn its real!
so pretty.. I know im such a dorky people, but i bet i was going to cry that time. because i was so touched, and suddenly miss my sisters and dad. It would be nice if you guys could see snow like me. T_T
 
And the day after, the snow also came to Seoul. but maybe because the temperature was not cold enough (around 0 degree that time) so the snow melt as soon as they reached the ground.

On December 12, when I totally forgot about my winter, suddenly another snow came down. so pretty.
and it covered the ground with the pretty white color.
Finally, i could see my snow wonderland in real life.

December 14, I went to Inha University to play around with Devi. She was in exam period, so she couldnt go to Seoul because she had to study.
I guess the snow came heavier than in Seoul that time. I was so so so so so happy. its so cold, but i didnt care. We did (fake.lol) snow fight and some photoshoot around the campus.

I will never ever forget my first experience with snow. Having December time in other countries which have winter season is my dream since I'm child.
Thanks God. I love my 2013 so much. I hope my 2014 will be much much much moremoremoremore fabolous than this year :')

Last picture of the day. pardon my dorky side. hohohoho.